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Only in football, can big tough men suddenly be 'hurt' by the tiniest of things.

Danny Rose and Allan Nyom had a bit of a wrestling match over the ball before the Spurs man pushed the Baggies defender away, catching his face with his hand.

Nyom looked at him, took a moment and then dropped to the floor holding his face as if he'd been shot by a sniper on the stadium roof.

Both players were yellow carded after everyone had stared at the writhing Nyom for a while. He was furious when he eventually got up, seeking out Rose and he was so angry at the Tottenham man that the referee had to speak to him twice more as his team-mates tried to calm him down.

Mauricio Pochettino and his assistant Jesus Perez

Eagle-eyed Jesus stops Pochettino

Tottenham were in the process of making their final substituion. The tannoy and the fourth official's board had announced that Fernando Llorente would be replacing Rose and the left wing-back was duly trudging across the pitch.

Suddenly Pochettino's assistant Jesus Perez jumped up from his seat and came sprinting over to the manager, Llorente and fourth official, waving his arms wildly and pointing.

For what Perez had noticed was that Jan Vertonghen was struggling after twisting his ankle while trying to fire in a cross from a very advanced position.

Suddenly Pochettino was joining Perez in waving at the referee to change their substitution as Rose had not left the pitch and Llorente replaced Vertonghen instead.

While it ultimately didn't affect the result, it was a spot of quick thinking that prevented Tottenham from finishing the game with ten men.